BOYS BASKETBALL: Waynesboro tops Brunswick

The Waynesboro Indians varsity basketball team showed little sign of a holiday letdown on Thursday at the Hubs Holiday Classic at North Hagerstown High School.

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Posted Dec. 28, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Updated Dec 28, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Posted Dec. 28, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Updated Dec 28, 2012 at 11:34 AM

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Waynesboro Indians varsity basketball team showed little sign of a holiday letdown on Thursday at the Hubs Holiday Classic at North Hagerstown High School.

Four players scored in double figures and the Tribe got over a slow start to defeat Brunswick, 69-59.

Waynesboro plays South Hagerstown at around 5 p.m. today in the second day of competition in the eight-team event.

“We had four guys in double figures and that is starting to become commonplace,” said Waynesboro head coach Tom Hoffman. “Ryan Kelley really got off to a great start hitting four threes in the first quarter to spark us until some other guys got going.

“It was a very nice victory for us. They are a very experienced, senior-led team who came in with a 5-1 record. We got off to a little bit of a slow start, particularly defensively, but eventually settled in and played a nice game.”

Waynesboro won every quarter, leading 21-18 after the opening stanza and 37-30 at halftime. The Indians held off a Railroader comeback in the second half by taking the third quarter 12-10 and outscoring Brunswick 20-19 in the final period.

“I thought Tim really asserted himself inside,” Hoffman said. “He plays so hard and battles against bigger bodies every night but never complains. We really seemed to look for him and he responded.

“Seth also had double figures and I think that is three straight games for him and he played a nice floor game also. Finally, Shaquill played very well at the point for us and has really been a consistent performer for us all year.”

Waynesboro (3-4) connected on 10 three-pointers in the game. Hoffman had three and Smith made two treys. The Indians were 7 of 10 from the free throw line.

Ingram led the team in rebounds with five. Smith and Kelley each had four rebounds. Hoffman had a team-best seven assists, while Smith dished out four assists. Hoffman also led the team in steals with three.

“As I have said numerous times, you have to guard all of our guys,” Hoffman said, “including players off the bench, or they can hurt you offensively. It is really nice to have such great balance.

“It’s nice to get a victory during the holiday break. We play a very athletic South team (Friday) which will really give us a feel for where we stand.”